In days gone by, we were afraid of dying in dishonor or a state of sin. Nowadays, we are afraid of dying fools. Now the fact is th...at there is no Extreme Unction to absolve us of foolishness. We endure it here on earth as subjective eternity.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and indulge...nce. The rest I look upon as a mere crowd, lively or sad, loyal or corrupt, from whom there is nothing to be expected but fleeting emotions, either pleasant or unpleasant, which leave no trace behind them.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

An innocent man, if accused, can be acquitted; a guilty man, unless accused, cannot be condemned. It is, however, more advantageou...s to absolve an innocent than not to prosecute a guilty man.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

The future of humanity is uncertain, even in the most prosperous countries, and the quality of life deteriorates; and yet I believ...e that what is being discovered about the infinitely large and infinitely small is sufficient to absolve this end of the century and millennium. What a very few are acquiring in knowledge of the physical world will perhaps cause this period not to be judged as a pure return of barbarism.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

Till now, society has protected the adult and blamed the victim. It has been abetted in its blindness by theories, still in keepin...g with the pedagogical principles of our great- grandparents, according to which children are viewed as crafty creatures, dominated by wicked drives, who invent stories and attack their innocent parents or desire them sexually. In reality, children tend to blame themselves for their parents' cruelty and to absolve the parents, whom they invariably love, of all responsibility.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

Ah, why should all mankindFor one man's fault thus guiltless be condemned,...If guiltless? But from me what can proceed,But all corrupt, both mind and will depraved,Not to do only, but to will the sameWith me? How can they then acquitted standIn sight of God? Him, after all disputes,Forced I absolve. All my evasions vainAnd reasonings, though through mazes, lead me stillBut to my own conviction: first and lastOn me, me only, as the source and springOf all corruption, all the blame lights due;So might the wrath!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »

God is the solitude of men. There was only me: I alone decided to commit Evil; alone, I invented Good. I am the one who cheated, I... am the one who performed miracles, I am the one accusing myself today, I alone can absolve myself; me, the man.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »